Allan William Lawrence

Beloved husband, father and dear friend, Allan Lawrence, 68, died on Monday, October 16th, 2023. Mr. Lawrence was a resident of Lyndhurst collectively for over 40 years before moving to the Poconos, PA with his wife, Lucia and children, William and Audrey and their pets, Ginger and Maggie.

Born August 15, 1955, he was the son of his loving parents, the late Albert William and Audrey Margaret (Brethauer) Lawrence. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthew’s Evangelical Church. He attended Franklin Elementary School and Lyndhurst High School where he was a varsity letterman on the Tennis Team, a member of the National Honor Society and a member of the chef’s club.

Allan attained his Bachelor's of Science Degree in Geology from Rutger’s University, New Brunswick, NJ. During college, he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity where he was elected Pledge Master and also served as the Chief Chef for the fraternity house.

Allan married his wife, Lucia, on December 28th, 1985. Lucia’s sister, Maria Greenwald, who was Mayor of Cherry Hill at that time, performed the ceremony. They would have been married 38 years this December.

Allan excelled at Information Technology. Computers became his livelihood working as a computer programmer analyst consultant for most of his life. He always had a passion for music and even was a contributing writer for an independent music magazine in the nineties. He became a very active bowler, bowling in three leagues per week. He bowled two 300 games. He also enjoyed golfing with his father. He was, in general, an avid sports fan especially watching his favorite teams, the Raiders and The Giants football teams and the Yankees baseball team with his family.

He served as President of St. Matthew’s Evangelical Church of Lyndhurst and chaired many church activities. He was an N-Scale model railroad enthusiast and was a member and past Treasurer of North Jersey NTrak Model Railroad Club. He especially enjoyed working the shows to see the delight in the eyes of future generations. But most of all, his family was very important to him, especially working train shows with his son, William, and visiting art museums with his daughter, Audrey, including instilling his love of reading and listening to all genres of music to both his children. He truly enjoyed his community, especially his extended church family at St. Matthew’s Church.

The Lawrence family has requested that in lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association.